House Extensions in Felling

Yes. Where an extension crosses or sits near a public sewer we deal with the build over agreement, and existing drainage is diverted or rebuilt as the approved drawings require.

It depends on size, ground conditions, roof type, the amount of structural steel and the finish level. We quote in writing after visiting the property so the figure is based on the actual job rather than a rate per square metre.

All of them. Around Felling Square and Heworth the stock is mostly Tyneside flats and terraces through Felling and Heworth, and further out Felling has post war housing toward Leam Lane and Windy Nook. The right approach depends far more on the age and construction of the individual property than on the town.

Felling comes under Gateshead Council for both planning and building control. That is where a building regulations application is made and where the inspector who signs the work off comes from. Permitted development limits and a full building regulations approval is what they will be looking for.

They can. The coal legacy here is documented in detail and much of Felling sits inside the high risk mapping, so mining risk is checked as standard before any new foundation is designed. We raise it at the quote stage rather than after the digger arrives, so you know whether an investigation or an assessment is likely to be needed.

Yes. We work to the approved plans, book the stage inspections and meet the inspector on site at foundations, damp proof course, drainage and completion.

We match as closely as the available brick allows and take samples before ordering. On older property an exact match is often impossible, so the usual approach is to choose the closest available brick and use a mortar mix and joint profile that lets the two read together.

A straightforward single storey rear extension usually runs to somewhere between eight and twelve weeks on site once groundworks start, depending on size, ground conditions, the roof type and how quickly decisions on finishes come back.

Yes. Alongside Felling we regularly carry out house extensions in Gateshead, Jarrow, Hebburn and across the wider North East, working from our base in Blaydon-on-Tyne.

Possibly, depending on exactly where the property sits. In a Tyneside flat the ownership split above and below makes the Party Wall etc. Act 1996 a normal early step, and Gateshead Council will also want to see how any new structure ties into the shared building. If your property is affected, the design is shaped around that from the start rather than revised afterwards.